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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scrooge McDuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitalii Gromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitalii Gromov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scrooge McDuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitalii Gromov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromov looks to land a combination but McDuck avoids it well.
Gromov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDuck lands a glancing blow to the side of Gromov's head.
Gromov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by McDuck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDuck.
Gromov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDuck connects with a right hand. Gromov shakes it off.
Gromov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gromov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gromov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gromov throws a series of punches but McDuck moves out of range.
Gromov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gromov throws a right and a left that McDuck avoids nicely.
McDuck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Vitalii Gromov has been cut.
McDuck lands a glancing blow to the side of Gromov's head.
Gromov is rocked!
Gromov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDuck counters with a left to the body.
Gromov is still on wobbly legs! Can McDuck finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gromov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gromov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDuck drops Gromov with a naaaaasty hook - Gromov is in real trouble here! McDuck dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scrooge McDuck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Aint no sunshine. A fine choice. DJ Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Platinum Gold's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
DJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Platinum Gold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gold moves away from the strike by Penn.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn lands with a cross.
Gold misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Gold fails with the takedown.
Gold wants to clinch.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Gold looks gassed!
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gold wants to clinch.
Penn throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold avoids the head kick by Penn.
Gold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn is looking to wear down Gold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Penn lands with a straight right. Gold didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Gold is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gold to the canvas! Gold doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Penn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jordan content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Jordan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dragonov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jordan. What's that going to do exactly?
Dragonov manages to control the position for a moment.
Jordan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to finish this one by submission but Dragonov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jordan.
Jordan controlling the position easily from mount.
Jordan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dragonov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jordan misses with a head shot.
Jordan working for a submission but Dragonov is keeping him at bay.
Dragonov tries to hold on but Jordan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jordan with shots to the head and body - Dragonov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dragonov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jordan.
Dragonov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jordan raining down shots from the mount!
Dragonov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jordan controlling from mount.
Jordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jordan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sterling Jordan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Limonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Z kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is New York. Limonov has chosen LollyPop - Танцуй, суч as his entrance music. Eduard Limonov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Z!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Limonov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Z shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Z thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Z tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Limonov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Z.
Z has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Z throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Z thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Z thowing shots but they're missing.
Z wants to control the pace but Limonov is squirming around nicely.
Z is working for a guillotine from mount but Limonov frees his head quite easily.
Limonov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Z. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Z misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Limonov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Z.
Z is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Limonov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Limonov!
Limonov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Z looking to hit a scissor sweep but Limonov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Z working for a triangle but Limonov defends it easily.
Limonov postures up.
Z is breathing heavily.
Limonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Z is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Z working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Limonov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Limonov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Z gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jay Z has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limonov lands a left and a right that send Z crashing to the mat, dazed. Limonov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Z is rocked!
Z jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Limonov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Z to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Z looks to clinch but Limonov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Z taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eduard Limonov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica-Battery . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bommel misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but van Bommel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
van Bommel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodion Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Bommel clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Bommel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie tries for a takedown but van Bommel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from van Bommel.
Gracie shoots in but van Bommel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but van Bommel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
van Bommel missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van Bommel.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but van Bommel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
van Bommel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but van Bommel sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
van Bommel stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van Bommel pinned against the cage. van Bommel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van Bommel pinned against the cage. van Bommel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for van Bommel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van Bommel throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
van Bommel throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie moves away from the strike by van Bommel.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but van Bommel swivels and escapes.
van Bommel throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
van Bommel throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
van Bommel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
van Bommel cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! van Bommel swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! van Bommel wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark van Bommel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Krueger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krueger throws out the jab.
Azzan ducks under a wild hook from Krueger.
Krueger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azzan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krueger fails with a takedown attempt.
Azzan moves into the clinch.
Krueger is working Azzan over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krueger cracks Azzan with a nice body shot.
Krueger lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger is struggling to control the position.
Krueger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azzan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krueger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krueger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Amzi Azzan has been cut.
Azzan is breathing heavily.
Azzan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krueger is fending him off so far but Azzan persists. Nope, Krueger circles away and we're back to standing.
Azzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krueger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amzi Azzan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krueger taking a breather.
Azzan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krueger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krueger digs a right hand underneath Azzan's ribcage. Azzan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krueger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azzan backwards.
Krueger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
Azzan takes a shot to the head.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krueger lands a body shot.
Krueger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Krueger lands a shoulder strike.
Azzan is rocked!
Krueger is pushing Azzan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oh Azzan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krueger scores with a shoulder strike.
Krueger leaning against his opponent.
Azzan has Krueger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krueger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Azzan seems to have got his legs back now.
Krueger presses Azzan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krueger stalling the fight.
Krueger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Freddy Krueger.
Krueger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krueger moves into the clinch.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger lands a hook that snaps the head of Azzan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger trying to control the position but instead, Azzan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krueger into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Krueger.
Krueger slowing the pace effectively.
Krueger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Azzan can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Krueger.
Krueger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azzan blocks it with crossed arms.
Azzan lands a takedown into guard.
Krueger has his hands on Azzan's head, controlling the position.
Azzan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Azzan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azzan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azzan wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger is controlling Azzan's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Krueger misses.
Azzan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azzan slips a jab and a cross from Krueger.
Azzan fails with the takedown.
Krueger gets a takedown into half guard.
Krueger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger thows a huge punch but Azzan dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krueger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krueger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krueger is looking for a kimura here.
Krueger throws a strike but Azzan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Krueger postures up in Azzan's guard and throws a big left but Azzan blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Azzan is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krueger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Azzan trying to control the position from guard on top but Krueger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krueger pulls Azzan in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amzi Azzan's cut.
That's time! Azzan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches.
Azzan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krueger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Azzan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krueger lands a right hand.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Azzan improves position.
Krueger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the head but Azzan blocks with his arms.
Azzan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krueger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krueger trying to stall but Azzan improves his position.
Krueger lands a body punch.
Krueger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azzan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Azzan has Krueger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krueger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amzi Azzan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krueger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Freddy Krueger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Azzan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Azzan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Krueger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azzan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan seems to be working for a kimura but Krueger defends the submission attempt.
Krueger is controlling Azzan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Azzan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krueger is looking to control Azzan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krueger avoid being mounted?
Azzan throws a strike but Krueger avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Krueger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krueger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Azzan?
Azzan regains half guard.
Krueger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krueger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Azzan!
Krueger looking to finish Azzan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Azzan!
Krueger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Krueger connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krueger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Azzan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger with good strikes from the mount here!
Azzan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krueger connects with a bit shot that sees Azzan covering up! More strikes from Krueger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Krueger is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Krueger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Samara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samara scores with a punch to the head.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Samara circles away.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samara.
Ivanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Samara scores with a kick to the body.
Ivanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Samara loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Samara misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara keeps the fight on the outside.
Samara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Samara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara thows a body shot but no joy.
Samara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Samara is avoiding it.
Samara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
Samara scores with a nice strike.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Samara.
Ivanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Samara wants a takedown but no success here.
Samara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Samara pulls guard.
Ivanov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Samara dives on top into guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Samara from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samara passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ivanov looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Samara is controlling well.
Samara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Samara is trying to work for a kimura but Ivanov is defending well.
Samara winds up and cracks Ivanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samara defends it easily.
Ivanov being controlled here, momentarily.
Samara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov is working for a kimura but Samara is defending it quite comfortably.
Ivanov is trying to work for a kimura but Samara is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ivanov is working for a kimura here but Samara manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ivanov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samara throws out a powerful jab.
Samara tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samara misses with a leg kick.
Samara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Samara.
Samara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Samara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anselmi Samara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samara misses the jab.
Samara works the jab nicely.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Samara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samara tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Samara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samara.
Adrik Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmi Samara.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Samara lands a two punch combo.
Samara keeps the fight on the outside.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Samara keeps it at a distance.
Samara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Samara is trying to stall.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anselmi Samara has been cut.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samara blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov lands a damaging elbow.
Samara blocks the elbow strike.
Samara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samara lands with an overhand left.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Samara pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Samara.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Anselmi Samara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Samara misses.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Samara misses.
Samara throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Samara lands a nice looking body shot.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samara takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Samara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samara swinging wildly here.
Samara throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Samara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Samara blocks it.
Samara breaks from the clinch.
Samara shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Samara is breathing heavily.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anselmi Samara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Samara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ivanov's head backwards.
Samara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara moves out of range.
Samara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samara has a takedown stuffed.
Samara shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Samara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
Samara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ivanov is fending him off so far but Samara persists. Nope, Ivanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Adrik Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmi Samara.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Samara.
Samara throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara throws a hook to the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ivanov throws an elbow but misses.
Samara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samara blocks the elbow strike.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Samara is blocking nicely.
Samara avoids the elbow strike from Ivanov, against the cage.
Ivanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samara's defenses.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
Ivanov is looking to control Samara's arms but Samara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Samara is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov trying to control the position but instead, Samara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanov into the cage.
Samara is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns Samara into the cage.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Samara is blocking nicely.
Samara is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanov has double underhooks.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samara is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov keeps control of Samara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Ivanov throws an elbow that misses.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside.
Come on Ivanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrik Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Samara throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanov backs up against the cage.
Ivanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Samara.
Samara looks to land a left hand but Ivanov moved out of range nicely.
Adrik Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara is having none of it.
Samara misses with a straight right.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara is having none of it.
Samara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anselmi Samara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Samara.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Samara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to avoid it but Samara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanov to the ground. Ivanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov defending well as Samara loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmi Samara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Samara back into the cage.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samara tries a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks it.
Samara can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samara blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samara blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Samara as Ivanov tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmi Samara!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eskobar Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson tries to clinch up but Sauce circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Sauce keeps it at a distance.
Andersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sauce's sensitive parts.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Sauce is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Andersson misses
and Sauce counters with a body kick.
Sauce connects with a solid leg kick.
Sauce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andersson circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a leg kick
and Andersson counters with a big head kick but Sauce shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andersson, right into the meat.
Sauce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andersson.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson moves into the clinch.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauce's efforts to push away.
Sauce jumps guard but Andersson stands there with Sauce around his waist. Sauce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
Andersson working Sauce over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Andersson.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauce avoids it.
Sauce breaks from the clinch.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson feints and then cracks Sauce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sauce down.
Andersson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sauce counters with a good low kick that Andersson was not able to check.
Sauce misses with a leg kick.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauce is just out of range.
Sauce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
Andersson misses with a wild combination.
Andersson tries to clinch up
and Sauce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a lazy head kick
and Sauce counters with a low kick, right behind Andersson 's knee.
Andersson looks gassed!
Andersson closes the distance but Sauce moves to the side
and Sauce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sauce wants to control from the top but Andersson keeps moving.
Sauce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sauce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sauce is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sauce trying to move into half guard but instead Andersson has managed to sweep!
Andersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sauce is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andersson thows a leg kick but Sauce checks it
letting Sauce counter with a right hand.
Sauce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Andersson is trying to defend but Sauce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sauce.
Andersson moves out of range as Sauce throws a body kick.
Andersson thumps Sauce with a low kick.
Andersson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Andersson connects with a solid leg kick.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersson rushes Sauce and presses him up against the cage.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Worcester Sauce has been cut.
Sauce has had enough of the clinch but Andersson keeps him there for the moment.
Andersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sauce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sauce with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Sauce breaks from the clinch.
Andersson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sauce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andersson with a knee to the head.
Andersson trying to control the position but instead, Sauce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andersson into the cage.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sauce manages to break the clinch.
Andersson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sauce's hands.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Andersson is looking to slow Sauce down with leg kicks.
Andersson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sauce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
Sauce looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andersson throws a leg kick
and Sauce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sauce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sauce is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andersson wants to control the pace but Sauce is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andersson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskobar Andersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Worcester Sauce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sauce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andersson.
Worcester Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Andersson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sauce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andersson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson cracks the inside of Sauce's front leg.
Andersson throws a leg kick but Sauce moved away.
Sauce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andersson clinches.
Andersson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauce wants a takedown but no success here.
Sauce tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Andersson.
Sauce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersson landing knees to the body.
Andersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sauce avoids the damage to the body.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Andersson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andersson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eskobar Andersson.
Sauce throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sauce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Worcester Sauce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauce.
Andersson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sauce up against the cage.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Sauce is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson missing with knees to the body.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Sauce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eskobar Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauce will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Andersson throws a low kick, looking for Sauce's leg but Sauce calmly moves out of range.
Andersson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sauce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Worcester Sauce is winning the standup battle so far.
Sauce throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson moves in looking to clinch but Sauce pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sauce checks a leg kick.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sauce circles away.
Andersson throws a series of strikes that have Sauce backpedaling.
A head kick by Sauce misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sauce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andersson.
Andersson clinches but Sauce breaks the clinch
and Sauce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauce throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
Andersson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sauce counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sauce tries to move into range but Andersson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eskobar Andersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eskobar Andersson!
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